UnitedHealthcare, Ascension Illinois reach multi-year agreement

UnitedHealthcare and Ascension Illinois have reached a multi-year agreement that provides continued, uninterrupted network access to the health system, including the following Ascension Illinois hospitals:

• Alexian Brothers Medical Center
• St. Alexius Medical Center
• St. Joseph Hospital - Chicago

This impacts people enrolled in the following benefit plans:

• UnitedHealthcare employer sponsored commercial plans
• UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
• Individual Family Plans (IFP)

We will mail letters to members who previously received a letter from us regarding the possibility Ascension Illinois could leave our network. These letters will inform members that Ascension Illinois will remain in our network with no change.

We thank our members and employer group customers for their support and patience throughout this process. We are honored to continue supporting all the people throughout Illinois who depend on us for access to quality and affordable health care.